{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-american-cemeteries-and-gravemarkers-paperback","title":"The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherene Baugher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Veit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterful overview of archaeological work on American gravestones and cemeteries that should be on the shelf of every student and scholar of mortuary studies.\"--Lynn Rainville, author of \u003ci\u003eHidden History: African-American Cemeteries in Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A landmark publication that synthesizes for the first time the massive amount of research on historic mortuary archaeology, especially monuments, across America. An essential text for many archaeologists, art historians, and cultural anthropolgists.\"--Harold Mytum, coeditor of \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of War: Archaeology, Memory, and Heritage of 19th- and 20th-Century Mass Internment\u003c\/i\u003e Gravestones, cemeteries, and memorial markers offer fixed points in time to examine Americans' changing attitudes toward death and dying. In tracing the evolution of commemorative practices from the seventeenth century to the present, Sherene Baugher and Richard Veit offer insights into our transformation from a preindustrial and agricultural to an industrial, capitalist country. \u003cbr\u003ePaying particular attention to populations often overlooked in the historical record--African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrant groups--the authors also address the legal, logistical, and ethical issues that confront field researchers who conduct cemetery excavations. Baugher and Veit reveal how gender, race, ethnicity, and class have shaped the cultural landscapes of burial grounds and summarize knowledge gleaned from the archaeological study of human remains and the material goods interred with the deceased. \u003cbr\u003eFrom the practices of historic period Native American groups to elite mausoleums, and from almshouse mass graves to the rise in popularity of green burials today, \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an overview of the many facets of this fascinating topic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherene Baugher\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprofessor of archaeology at Cornell University, is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eArchaeology and Preservation of Gendered Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRichard F. Veit \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of anthropology at Monmouth University and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNew Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones: History in the Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130607407239,"sku":"9780813061931","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a3227337ab9c40cbc74b3bc280c11b2e.webp?v=1732612277","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-american-cemeteries-and-gravemarkers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}